CH006 Piston Cup

So it's been about a year and a bit now, coming up to 2 years since I've come into this world and the whole town treats me like family. We've had so many great times at the bar and Flo's cafe until I received a message from my 'real' manager of hornets racing to inform me about my placement in the piston cup.

That's when I realised it was time for everything to start.

Driving from the track after a day of practice to my bar, I met up with everyone as they had closed up for the day as well. This was the perfect time to tell them I'd be heading out in a couple of days for my hornets racing team

MAX'S POV

"Hey everyone"

Everyone turned around and shouted their greetings back. I notice Doc up by the bar and moved over next to him. "So I have some big news today"

Doc - "Oh yeah, what about."

"My team has been invited to the Dinoco 400 Piston cup race." I said loud enough that everyone in the bar could hear.

Everyone - "wow.. congrats… that's amazing." Came from different places around the room.

"Yeah, so I'll be leaving in a couple of days to go for the race and We'll bring back our first piston cup trophy."

"""First?"""

"Well yeah you guys don't think Were only going to aim for just one championships do you, And besides I'll be pushing Max to bring home as many championships as he can." (Couldn't think of a good alter ego for his 67 Form so I just named him Max in that form.)

Flo - "Mmhm, and you've been doing a good job training him, I've driven past your track on his training days and he is getting faster and faster by the day. What are you feeding that handsome racer."

"Oh Flo, you know he only comes through your place on his days off to get something to drink and eat."

That night we had plenty of drinks and a small party to celebrate. Sally also may have drunk too much that night and showed me her

Pinstripe paint job that she had below her spoiler.

2 Days Later

Today was the day. I would finally meet lightning McQueen face to face. We had previously been racing in different divisions as I had only started racing a year ago however I've still kept up with his progress from his starting races and his unfortunate pit crews.

I was sitting in the back of my trailer waiting for the race officials to start calling us to the grid. I was positioned next to McQueen however I didn't have many reporters as McQueen had waiting at his trailer so the flashes from cameras where minimal. Now I just had to let the race go and just wait in place to create a tie breaker so we can move to California and have McQueen go missing.

""CALLING ALL RACERS TO THE GRID…CALLING ALL RACERS TO THE GRID."

Opening the back of my trailer I slowly moved out and was blinded by the reporters and cameras as they started taking photos faster then before, seconds later I could hear a loud roar of an engine as McQueen revved his engine in a display for the cameras next to me, I smiled to myself and made some changes to my engine and exhaust to make it louder and proceeded to rev and make the ground shake and everyone deaf with how loud it was.

The reporters and most of the audience in the center ring went silent before erupting into cheers and swarming us and shouting out questions.

We pushed through and made our way to the grid and we where lined up next to each other near the back of the grid.

"So the 'famous' lightning McQueen, excited for you first piston cup race."

LM - "yep and ready to win it, don't worry when I'm even more famous I won't forget you little guys."

"Oh really, unfortunately I'll be taking this one since I've already promised folks at home and my team I'll be bringing it home. Maybe next time you can become famous."

Driving off to catch up from to the rest of the racers as we had fallen behind talking. I could hear McQueen mumbling how he was going "to so beat me and rub it in my face."

Looking over I saw my pit crew that consisted of 5 small forklifts one for each tire and fuel and my pit coach. Tho I'm only just paying them for formalities however the forklifts do have real skill, I don't really need to change my tires or fuel up since they don't wear out or I don't run on fuel. Must be something to do with my biology and keeping everything (Wheels) in tip top shape. Basically I could continue racing forever without stopping but that would look suspicious.

Anyway looking forward I noticed the starting flag being raised and everyone tensed up for the start of the race.

FLAG DROPS

ENGINES ROAR

THE CROWD GO CRAZY.

Boogity boogity boogity let's go racing.

(Next chapter Piston cup 2)